Ok I know it sounds crazy but heres the story. I was just driving around and seen an old friend in his new Vette. I was just goofing off he was coming towards me and I stepped on it in first. I knew the front end lifted quit a bit but he says he saw a gap between the front tires and the pavement not much but a inch or so. Only thing I can think of is all my mounts are shot and suspension. I do not belive this is possible with a fwd. This was on flat ground and I didn't hit any bumbs. Ever heard of this?

 

congrats, your struts are blown to the point where you should be given a ticket for operation of an unsafe vehicle.

 

Car has 177k figured there probably stock but 1st owner took great car of car so Idk I guess maybe film it before replacing them and see if it really does do it.

 

Don't film it, chances are it did do it....why?..Because you need to replace your motor/transmission mounts

 

I doubt the thing actually left the ground. they'll lift pretty high, but that takes some MAJOR force to pick this heavy beast up off the ground.

 

Friend is in need of an optometrist's intervention if there was no bump in the road

 

This can and does happen due to any one or combination of the above mentioned issues. Remove enough weight from the front as it is pushed to the rear, then add strut, and mount issues and you've got a tire that may momentarily bounce/skip off the pavement. However, clearly it is not likely to acheive what you would see in a powerful rear wheel drive that gets traction where both wheels achieve several inches to feet off the road.

 

in which case, the car probably should not be on the road until fixed

 

As a shock absorber loses 50% of its performance 80->38, braking loses 15% effectivity from 3.01->2.60. Those are my actual numbers from January inspection. The only way shocks can affect braking, is the time jumping wheels spend up in the air. And JUMP these rubberballs DO. [Shock tst 80 is regarded as top]

SAFETY ISSUE: All shock absorbers have lost 50% after 60kmiles on 'most used' area -and- they should be replaced regardless of what numbers inspection gives and friends/mama say$. One can only realize the difference after swap: creep/start/brake ability in snow, curves on slippery roads - drastic change

Generally air tends to be somewhat more slippery brake-medium than asphalt.